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News @ Minnesota State University MoorheadTue, 31 Mar 2015 16:52:27 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Planning underway in anticipation of major research and education initiative at MSU Moorhead Regional Science Centerhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2015/02/planning-underway-in-anticipation-of-major-research-and-education-initiative-at-msu-moorhead-regional-science-center/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2015/02/planning-underway-in-anticipation-of-major-research-and-education-initiative-at-msu-moorhead-regional-science-center/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 03:15:28 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=38950Planning is underway in anticipation of a major research and education initiative at the MSU Moorhead Regional Science Center. A proposal to study the restoration of developed land to a natural state has been in the works for more than 30 years, and now a $527,760 grant application is working its way through the final funding process. If awarded, work will begin this summer.

The grant application says faculty and students working at the Regional Science Center will restore and monitor 160 acres of prairie and riparian forest habitat that will lead to developing new protocols for understanding long-term ecological recovery. Brian Wisenden, Biosciences, is the project manager. Others involved in the project include Anthony Borman, Regional Science Center, and Rinita Dalan and Kirk Steuve, GIS and GeoArcheology. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish Wildlife and Conservation Biology are also partners in the project.

“The Regional Science Center has been a tremendously valuable learning space since it was acquired in 1978, and soon it will achieve its true potential,” MSUM Interim Provost Michelle Malott said. “This project will provide faculty and students the opportunity to be involved in nationally significant research. This is a rare and wonderful opportunity. It is great to be on the brink of fulfilling the master plan that was written in 1983.”

On Feb. 23, partners in Valley Golf Management, which operated the course under an annual lease, were told that the lease would not be renewed when it expires March 31. Golfers had asked that the 30 acres that make up the course be maintained for golf but Malott said this would be a threat to the integrity of the research project.

“This project is of special ecological value because it expands existing protected prairie habitat, while at the same time providing important data that will be a model for future restoration efforts both across the state and nationally. Having developed land interspersed with land that is being restored would make it impossible to isolate cause and effect, and, as a result, the scientific data from the project would be questionable. It is also important to remember that this research gives our students a unique opportunity to be engaged with the science of restoration ecology with a focus on the long-term impact of restoring all of the gifted Regional Science Center land to natural prairie habitat.”

“The university very much values the loyal support of all the players who have supported the course over the past four decades and, especially, the principals of Valley Golf Management who leased the course from the Alumni Foundation and provided the professional management that kept golf viable at the Ponderosa Golf Course,” Malott said.

The grant application and a description of the educational and scientific purpose of the project can be found at www.mnstate.edu/ponderosa.

Minnesota State University Moorhead will award degrees to 362 students during its fall commencement program Thursday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. in the university’s Nemzek Fieldhouse.

State Representative Ben Lien, a 2008 MSUM political science graduate, will deliver the commencement address. His district, 4A, is comprised of the city of Moorhead and Oakport Township. Lien will serve his second term in the Legislature after his re-election in 2014.

He grew up in Moorhead, attended Moorhead Senior High School and graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead. During the last legislative session, he served on the House of Representatives Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee. He would like to continue serving on the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee because of his passion for higher education as a driver of personal success for students and economic development for his district.

Minnesota State University Moorhead is a comprehensive regional university and is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

Tomorrow’s ceremony will also include live tweeting, so get your phones out and log in to Twitter! Follow @MSUMoorhead and use #MSUM2014 to show your support and excitement for the graduates!

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/12/msum-expects-more-than-360-students-to-graduate-dec-18/feed/0Scholarship luncheon honors student achievementshttp://news.mnstate.edu/2014/10/scholarship-luncheon-honors-student-achievements/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/10/scholarship-luncheon-honors-student-achievements/#commentsThu, 30 Oct 2014 03:17:10 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=36356The Alumni Foundation and Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship host the third annual Scholarship Luncheon Friday, Nov. 7 in the CMU Ballroom. The scholarship luncheon celebrates the achievements of MSUM students and provides scholarship recipients an opportunity to meet donors who have greatly impacted their lives through their generosity and dedication to student success.

“This scholarship has allowed me to really immerse myself in the college experience without having to worry so much about money,” said freshman music industry major Rebecca Garvey.

Over the last 15 years, MSUM has awarded more than $3.8 million to 9,966 MSUM students.

“After I graduate from MSUM I will go on to graduate school to earn a doctoral degree,” said Courtney Newland, a senior speech-language-hearing science major. “I have a long road ahead and this scholarship not only helps financially but also acts as encouragement on my journey and for that I am very grateful.”

SciTechsperience is an internship program that connects talented college students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines to rewarding, paid, STEM internship opportunities in dynamic Minnesota companies

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/science-technology-and-math-majors-learn-about-paid-internships-with-minnesota-companies-on-monday/feed/0Today’s Academic Symposium schedule onlinehttp://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/academic-symposium-schedule-online/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/academic-symposium-schedule-online/#commentsTue, 23 Sep 2014 03:08:58 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=34802An Academic Symposium featuring a series of student and faculty presentations from a variety of disciplines will be held Tuesday, Sept. 23 as part of inauguration week activities. The theme tying the presentations together will be “How Persistence, Resilience, and Grit Make a Difference.”

Concluding the daylong activities will be the TED Talk video “Grit: The Key to Success” by Angela Lee Duckworth, with post-film discussion moderated by President Janis at 2:30 p.m. in CMU 101.

Presentations begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. in various locations on campus. The Academic Symposium schedule is on the inauguration website.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/academic-symposium-schedule-online/feed/0Exhibit on Native Nations in Minnesota and the History of Treaty Making Open at MSUM Libraryhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/exhibit-on-native-nations-in-minnesota-and-the-history-of-treaty-making-opens-sept-22-at-msum-library/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/exhibit-on-native-nations-in-minnesota-and-the-history-of-treaty-making-opens-sept-22-at-msum-library/#commentsTue, 23 Sep 2014 03:06:59 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=34894September 22-October 10 |Livingston Lord Library | Second Floor Library Hours

“Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” is a new traveling exhibition that will explore the Native nations in Minnesota and their history of treaty making with the United States. The exhibit will open Sept. 22 in the Livingston Lord Library, second floor, where it will be on view through Oct. 10.

Annamarie Hill, Executive Director of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, is the featured speaker at the opening ceremony, Monday, Sept. 22 at 12:30 p.m. in Library 103. Her talk is entitled, “Creating and Sustaining Lasting Partnerships and Programs: How the ‘Why Treaties Matter’ Exhibit Came to Be.”

This exhibit is important, said Dr. Erma Vizenor, chairwoman of the White Earth Nation, because, “Treaties are the Supreme Law of this Country, therefore must be honored.”

Upcoming speakersSpeakers are being scheduled for the week after homecoming. Visit the Why Treaties Matter website for an updated list of guest speakers.

About the exhibit
In August 2010, a resolution creating a unique partnership of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. was approved unanimously by the tribes residing in Minnesota and made it possible for the exhibition to be developed as an educational tool for Minnesota audiences.

The exhibition will include 20 free standing banners with evocative text, historical and contemporary photographs and maps, and a 10-minute video titled, “A Day in the Life of the Minnesota Tribal Nations.”

This exhibit reveals how Dakota and Ojibwe treaties with the U.S. government affected the lands and lifeways of the Indigenous peoples of the place we now call Minnesota, and explains why these binding agreements between nations still matter today. It is meant to share important cultural information with all Minnesotans, that they may better understand the true circumstances surrounding Minnesota land, its use, and even the treatment of the land’s Indigenous peoples today.

“Treaties are agreements between self-governing, or sovereign, nations,” says Kevin Leecy, chairman of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and chairman of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. “Native Nations existed long before the formation of the United States. European powers recognized the sovereign status of Native Nations when they made treaties with us, as did the United States. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution recognizes Indian Tribes as distinct sovereign entities on par with foreign nations.”

“In order to create the vibrant Minnesota of the future we need to understand the importance of the agreements—the treaties—between the sovereign Indian nations and the United States,” says Minnesota Humanities Center President David O’Fallon. “Understanding these treaties is important now—it affects how we live—and will shape the future. The Minnesota Humanities Center is honored and excited to be a partner in this important program.”

“The history of Indian treaties is the history of all Minnesotans and all Americans,” says Kevin Gover (Pawnee), director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. “Even now, states, Native nations, and the federal government continue to engage on a government-to-government basis every day, making in effect new treaties, building upon those made many years ago. We cannot have a complete understanding of what it means to be Americans without knowing about these relationships, whether we are Native Americans or not.”

“Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” Why Treaties Matter is collaboration of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. This exhibition was developed with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation. This tour is made possible by (TOUR-SPECIFIC CREDIT LINE).

About the Minnesota Humanities Center
Founded in 1971, the Minnesota Humanities Center is a nonprofit organization. The Humanities Center is a resource of the state of Minnesota and affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Minnesota Humanities Center works to build a thoughtful, literate, and engaged society through education, partnership, and public programs.

About the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council was established in 1963 MN Statutes Chapter 888, Sec. 2 (3:922). The Council is a liaison between the State of Minnesota and the 11 tribal governments in the state. The Council provides a forum for and advises state government on issues of concern to urban Indian communities. The Council administers three programs designed to enhance economic opportunities and protect cultural resources for the state’s American Indian constituencies.

About the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Established in 1989, through an Act of Congress, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is an institution of living cultures dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The museum includes the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall; the George Gustav Heye Center, a permanent museum in lower Manhattan; and the Cultural Resources Center, a research and collections facility in Suitland, Md.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/exhibit-on-native-nations-in-minnesota-and-the-history-of-treaty-making-opens-sept-22-at-msum-library/feed/0Presidential inauguration during #DragonPride Homecominghttp://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/presidential-inauguration-during-dragonpride-homecoming/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/09/presidential-inauguration-during-dragonpride-homecoming/#commentsTue, 16 Sep 2014 03:02:23 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=33878Alumni and friends are cordially invited to celebrate the installation of Anne Blackhurst as MSUM’s 11th president Friday, September 26 at 2 p.m. in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts Hansen Theatre. A celebratory reception in the Center for the Arts gallery will follow. For details on inauguration activities taking place during homecoming week, visit mnstate.edu/inauguration. For more information on homecoming activities, visit mnstate.edu/homecoming.

Anne Blackhurst became the 11th president on July 1, 2014. Prior to her appointment, she served as MSUM’s provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs since 2011.

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http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/04/students-chosen-to-present-workshop-at-femmss5-conference-in-august/#commentsTue, 01 Apr 2014 13:41:52 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=30921Students Kate Lucero and Whitney Oxendahl are working with faculty to develop a case study on the Hydraulic Fracturing taking place on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Lucero and Oxendahl will be presenting this work at the FEMMSS5 Conference.

Lucero is a double major in Women’s and Gender Studies and Philosophy and Oxendahl is majoring in Sustainability – Environmental Science emphasis with a minor in Biosciences. The two students are working with an interdisciplinary faculty team consisting of Claudia Murphy, Women’s and Gender Studies and Philosophy, Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, Alison Wallace, Biosciences and Sara Anderson, Biosciences. The FEMMSS (Feminist Epistemology, Metaphysics, Methodologies and Science Studies) Conference will be held at the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario in August 10-13, 2014.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/04/students-chosen-to-present-workshop-at-femmss5-conference-in-august/feed/0Summer 2014 advising & registration begins March 3http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/02/summer-2014-advising-registration-begins-march-3/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/02/summer-2014-advising-registration-begins-march-3/#commentsFri, 21 Feb 2014 15:49:44 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=29554Summer advising begins Monday, March 3 and summer registration begins Monday, March 10. There are no specific registration windows assigned for summer through your e-services – open enrollment for summer 2014 will begin on March 10 at 8 a.m.
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http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/02/fall-2014-registration-windows/#commentsFri, 21 Feb 2014 15:48:14 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=29549Registration for the Fall 2014 semester is scheduled from March 10-14 and March 24-28, 2014. During this time, currently enrolled or returning students have an opportunity to register before new students. Registration proceeds according to the number of semester hours individual students have completed. Students with more earned semester hours are allowed to register earlier than students with less semester hours.

Graduate students and students with previously earned bachelor degrees are eligible to register on the Web beginning at 8:00 a.m. March 10, 2014.

Currently enrolled or readmitted undergraduate students register in windows based on the number of semester hours of credit earned prior to the Spring 2014 semester according to the schedule below. Please check e-services for the specific time you are eligible to register.

IMPORTANT: Fall Advising begins March 3, 2014. You are required to meet with your advisor to obtain your access code before you can register.

Open registration begins on March 31, 2014. At that time, all registration windows are open. New freshmen and new transfer students will register after this date during Dragon Days.

Registration Windows

Date

Semester Hours Completed

March 10

121 and above

March 11

111-120

March 12

102-111

March 13

93-102

March 14

60-93

March 24

50-59

March 25

42-49

March 26

31-42

March 27

19-30

March 28

0-18

March 31

Open Enrollment

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2014/02/fall-2014-registration-windows/feed/0Celebrate MSUM’s distinguished alumni at the Distinguished Alumni & Outstanding Service Celebrationhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/alumni-foundation-announces-2013-distinguished-alumni-and-service-award-recipients/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/alumni-foundation-announces-2013-distinguished-alumni-and-service-award-recipients/#commentsWed, 25 Sep 2013 03:01:25 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=24092Please join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of Minnesota State University Moorhead’s outstanding alumni and friends. At the Distinguished Alumni & Outstanding Service Celebration we honor the professional and personal achievements of our outstanding alumni and recognize in appreciation MSUM alumni & friends who give their time and talent to further the mission of Minnesota State University Moorhead.

We hope you’ll be able to join us to share in this special evening. The evening begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30. Awards will be presented, with a brief acceptance speech given by each recipient.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/alumni-foundation-announces-2013-distinguished-alumni-and-service-award-recipients/feed/0Kaplan rep on campus Thursdayhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/kaplan-rep-on-campus-thursday/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/kaplan-rep-on-campus-thursday/#commentsMon, 23 Sep 2013 13:49:35 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=25209A representative from Kaplan will be in the Science Lab Atrium Thursday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for any students who have questions about test prep or about the following exams in general: GRE, MCAT, LSAT, GMAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT.

Also, Kaplan offers some FREE test prep; check out the attached flyer for more information.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/kaplan-rep-on-campus-thursday/feed/0Wisenden is Wednesday’s Dille Lecturerhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/wisenden-is-wednesdays-dille-lecturer/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/wisenden-is-wednesdays-dille-lecturer/#commentsWed, 18 Sep 2013 03:15:52 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=25046Brian Wisenden, Biosciences, is this year’s Dille speaker. His talk is entitled “Minnows and Cichlids and Worms! Oh My! The Behavioral ecology of predator avoidance as uncovered by undergraduate researchers”. The talk is Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. SL 118. The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/wisenden-is-wednesdays-dille-lecturer/feed/0Graduate School Week Eventshttp://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/graduate-school-week-events-3/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/graduate-school-week-events-3/#commentsTue, 17 Sep 2013 14:03:03 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=25011The MSUM Career Development Center is hosting the two workshops leading up to the Graduate & Professional School Fair:

Graduate & Professional School Fair
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., CMU Ballroom
More than 40 graduate and professional schools will visit MSUM to provide information on programs and admission processes. For more information, visit www.mnstate.edu/career and click on the Graduate School link.
Schools and programs currently scheduled to attend:

• William Mitchell College of Law
• Sioux Falls Seminary
• University of St. Thomas College of Education, Leadership and Counseling
• University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St Kitts
• University of Minnesota/Carlson School of Management
• University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• University of St. Thomas , Opus College of Business
• University of Mary
• St. Cloud State
• The College of St. Scholastica
• UND Law
• UW Stout
• NDSU
• NDSU School of Pharmacy, Nursing & Allied Sciences
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities School of Public Health
• Bemidji State University-School of Graduate Studies
• MSUM Health Administration & Nursing Administrator
• MSUM Graduate Programs in the School of Business
• MSUM Counseling & Student Affairs
• MSUM Educational Leadership
• MSUM School Psychology
• MSUM Graduate Studies
• Adler Graduate School
• Hamline University School of Law
• US Army Health Care Recruiter
• Pacific University
• UND Graduate School
• U Of M Graduate Admissions
• Ross University School of Medicine & School of Veterinary Medicine
• Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies
• St. Catherine University
• University of South Dakota
• St. Thomas School of Law
• Argosy University
• Humphrey School of Public Affairs
• Northwestern Health Sciences University
* Luther Seminary
*MSUM Speech Pathology
* University of Minnesota-Medical School
* Illinois College of Optometry
* Northern State University

STEM Teaching Toolbox: Using reflective writing in math and science courses, will be held Thursday, Sept. 19 from 3 to 4:30 pm in the Faculty Development Center.
]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/stem-teaching-toolbox/feed/0Biosciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Seminar Series kicks off todayhttp://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/biosciences-and-chemistry-and-biochemistry-department-seminar-series-kicks-off-monday/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/biosciences-and-chemistry-and-biochemistry-department-seminar-series-kicks-off-monday/#commentsMon, 09 Sep 2013 03:06:45 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=24667The Biosciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry Department seminar series presents:

]]>http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/09/biology-seminar-today/feed/0Faculty Development Center Conversation: “Who are our students?”http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/08/faculty-development-center-conversation-who-are-our-students/
http://news.mnstate.edu/2013/08/faculty-development-center-conversation-who-are-our-students/#commentsFri, 30 Aug 2013 15:31:24 +0000http://news.mnstate.edu/?p=24452From 2 to 3 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 30), faculty and staff will have a chance to learn more about our changing student population from Ginny Bair, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs; Jim Anderson, Assistant Director of Admissions; and Julia Roland, Director of First Year Programs. This session is part of the New Faculty Orientation series, but anyone is welcome to join in on the conversation and to also greet our new faculty members. It will be held in the multipurpose room in the Faculty Development Center (north Library entrance, left door). We started the week learning about our new students in our classes, this session will be a great way to end the week by seeing how they fit into the larger MSUM community. Hope you can drop by!
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